Areas of Practice

Expertise

Audits of Intellectual Property and Development of Intellectual Property Management Programs

Licensing, sales and purchases of Intellectual Property Assets

Financing Development of Intellectual Property

Education

LLM, The John Marshall Law School, Intellectual Property, with honors, 2003

J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, with honors, 1985

B.A. in Theaterfrom University of Boulder, Colorado, with honors, 1977

Bar Admission

Illinois, 1985

Court Admission

U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois, 1985

U.S. District Court, C.D. Illinois, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court, 2009

Personal Affiliations

Beverly is a member of several legal and professional organizations, including:

American Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association

Copyright Society of America

Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago

Career Highlights

Beverly joined Golan & Christie in November 2010. Previously, she served as chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Querrey & Harrow, Ltd. Prior to joining the firm, Beverly was the managing partner of Benjamin, Berneman &Brom, LLC.

She is an adjunct professor at the John Marshall School of Law and Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Beverly has written and spoken at seminars, meetings, and conventions about bankruptcy and intellectual property issues, including Deepening Insolvency: A New Cause of Action against Directors and Officers; The UCC Toolbox; Hot Topics in Secure Transactions and Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy; Ten Things Every Intellectual Property Practitioner Should Know about Secured Transactions; Navigating the Bankruptcy Waters in a Domain Name Rowboat; and Caveat Trade Secret Misappropriation Debts.

“I try to get to know as much about my clients’ business as possible. By delving into every aspect of the business, I can help protect their ideas and brands today, and work with them to develop strategic planning for tomorrow.”

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